Vocab Info

A2 Noun

人事(ひとごと)other people's affairs, somebody else's problem

    Dictionary Definition

    Common
    1. Noun

      1.

      other people's affairs, someone else's problem

    All Forms

    人事 【ひとごと】他人事 【ひとごと】他人事 【たにんごと】人ごと 【ひとごと】他人ごと 【ひとごと】他人ごと 【たにんごと】ひと事 【ひとごと】

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    Examples

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      それは人事(ひとごと)ではなく、自分(じぶん)(かか)わる(こと)です。

      This is not someone else's problem, but something that involves me.

      • N1

      (かれ)自分(じぶん)体験(たいけん)(だん)をまるで人事(ひとごと)のように(はな)している。

      He talks about his own experiences as if they were somebody else's problem.

      • N1

      社長(しゃちょう)社員(しゃいん)に「(くび)()(どく)だね」と人事(ひとごと)のように()った。

      The company president said to the employee, 'It's a shame about your job loss,' as if it weren't his concern.

      • N1

      彼女(かのじょ)境遇(きょうぐう)自分(じぶん)境遇(きょうぐう)()ていて、とても人事(ひとごと)とは(おも)えない。

      Her circumstances are similar to mine, so her situation doesn't feel unfamiliar to me..

      • N1

      「それは大変(たいへん)だね」と人事(ひとごと)のように(つま)()われ、ショックを()けました。

      'My wife said to me, "That must be tough," as if it were someone else's problem, and I was shocked.'

      • N1
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